How common is the surname Page?

82,992 people in the United States had the surname Page in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,720 Americans. It ranked 383rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Page?

Larry Page, American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur (born 1973), followed by Geraldine Page.

Where is the surname Page most common?

Wikidata records people named Page in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Page?

Page is /peɪd͡ʒ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Page getting more or less common?

More common. 80,493 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 82,992 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Page also a first name?

Yes. Page is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Page

An occupational surname, carried by 82,992 people in the United States.

Pronounced /peɪd͡ʒ/ 1 syllable Soundex P200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Page is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

From page.

Page is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 82,992 people named Page in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,720 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 80,493.

#383

rank among US surnames

82,992

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #354)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#374	Wolfe	83,928	3,679
#375	Warner	83,781	3,685
#376	Cabrera	83,621	3,692
#377	McKinney	83,616	3,692
#378	Mann	83,510	3,697
#379	Zimmerman	83,265	3,708
#380	Dawson	83,182	3,712

Who is named Page

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Page identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pages

49 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Larry Page
American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur (born 1973)
Geraldine Page
American actress (1924–1987)
Ken Page
American actor (1954–2024)
Earle Page
Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (1880-1961)
Bettie Page
American pin-up model (1923–2008)
Anita Page
American actress (1910-2008)
Regé-Jean Page
British actor, born 1988
Diamond Dallas Page
American professional wrestler and actor, born 1956
Joy Page
American actress (1924-2008)
Samuel Page
American actor (born 1976)
Adam Page
American professional wrestler, born 1991
Gale Page
American actress (1913-1983)

Notable Pages come mostly from the United States (42), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Paige

Surnames that sound like Page

Page has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

Where does the surname Page come from?: From page.
How common is the surname Page?: 82,992 people in the United States had the surname Page in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,720 Americans. It ranked 383rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Page?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Page identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Page?: Larry Page, American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur (born 1973), followed by Geraldine Page.
Where is the surname Page most common?: Wikidata records people named Page in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Page?: Page is /peɪd͡ʒ/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Page?: Page is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Page getting more or less common?: More common. 80,493 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 82,992 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Page?: Paige.
Is Page also a first name?: Yes. Page is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.